I’m honestly a bit confused and not sure how to feel about this.
I was in therapy for about 3 months (around 12–13 sessions). I originally went because I tend to overthink a lot, get stuck in my head about the past/future, and I’ve been dealing with family pressure that makes me feel like I don’t really have much control over my life. Also some social anxiety and just feeling stuck overall.
Last session, my therapist told me she wants to end therapy. She said she wasn’t seeing enough progress, that we were kind of going in circles, and that she felt stuck and mentally drained trying to find a way forward.
The thing is… from my side, I actually felt like things were starting to improve.
I wasn’t overthinking as much, I was focusing more on the present, getting my routine back (gym, studies), and even started questioning some beliefs I had about my situation being “completely stuck.” But I never really told her any of this properly. Most sessions I just talked about what was going wrong, especially stuff at home. So I can see how it might have looked like nothing was changing. At the end I tried to explain that I was improving, just didn’t communicate it well. She understood, but didn’t change her decision. She did say I can reach out again after 3–6 months. I also ended up crying in that session, which made it hit harder than I expected. I think I didn’t realize how much I valued having that space until it was gone. Now I’m stuck thinking: did I mess this up by not communicating properly? or was this just a mismatch from the start? Also not sure if I should go back to her later or just try someone new. Starting over sounds exhausting, but I also don’t want the same thing to happen again.